Manifolding-pad.



E! GARNEY 8: B. STINE.

' MANIFOLDING PAD. APPLICATION mum n;c.1a,19o7.

Patented 0ct. 19,1909.

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' MANIFQLDING-PAD.

Specificationot Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19,1909.

Application filed .Qecember 18,, 1907. Serial No. 402,037.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD CARNEY and EDWARD STINE, a subject of theKing of Great Britain and a citizen of the United States, respectively,residing at Glendale and Richmond Hill, respectively, both in the countyof Queens and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in- Manifolding-Pads, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description,'such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to manifolding pads and more particularly tosales books and the like.

One of the objects thereof is to provide a simple and elficient type ofsales book in which the pad is readily mounted upon the holder orsupporting device and securely held in position.

Another object is to provide a bookof the above nature adapted to permitan entire leaf to be detached in use.

Other objects are toenhance the convenf ience of manipulation andcompactness and simplicity of construction of sales books.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.-

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of par-ts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope'ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown one of various possibleembodiments of this invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showingthe book in condition for use; Fig. 2 is a front view of a .ortion ofthe book; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken sub as otherwise during therapid manipulation of the book, thetendency of the pad to fall out orbecome displaced is aconstant source annoyance. It may alsov be notedthat where devices of this general nature are in almost constant use, as111 large retail establishments, it is necessary to frequently:

replace the pads as the same are consumed, and unless this can bequickly and easily accomplished there is a considerable waste of timefor this purpose. If it be attempted to use a strong spring clasp togrip the stub end. of'the pad, it sometimes, and particularly whenmanipulated by saleswomen, pre sents considerable ditficulty in opening.

The above and other defects are eliminated and many positive advantagesattained in constructions of the nature of that hereinafter described.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, there is shown a back orsupport 1 which is, preferably continued as at 2 to form a cover for thebook. Mounted upon back 1 is a pocket 3 preferably formed of sheet metaland comprising the wings 4 adapted to engage each side of the pad and anabutment 5 flanged as indicated at 6.

The pad proper may be, in so far as certain broad features of thisinvention are con cerned, of any desired type, but as herein showncomprises the pairs of original and duplicate leaves 7 and 8 folded soas to present an edge at 9 and preferably weakened along a line at thispoint. A transfer sheet 10 is mounted at the head of the pad so as to beinserted between each pair of leaves 7 and 8 and transmit theinscription from one to the other in the usual manner.

Retaining means, which preferably take the form of a staple 11, passthrough the several leaves of the pad adjacent the edge 9 and hold thesame loosely so as to permit each pair of leaves to be detached as bytearing along the dotted line 12. In order to achieve this end, theleaves are not pinched or clamped by the staple and the same is sopositioned as upon the leaves be ingdrawn away to permit their completeremoval without the waste and other disadvantages attendant upon a stubportion being left.

Secured to the back 1, as by the rivet 13, is a spring'member 1 1provided with bends or corrugations 15 and 16 upon its upper and lowersurfaces respectively. These bends are adapted respectively to interlockwith the upper and lower transverse por-' ing any supporting or holdingelement of whatsoever type. It may also be noted that the individual padis provided with a stiffening member 19 upon its rear surface wherebythe same is held in shape prior to its insertion in the holder.

The method of use of the above-described embodiment of this invention issubstantially as follows :Assuming that a pad is to be placed inposition upon the back 1,

the lower end thereof is forced within the pocket 3 until the upper andlower portions of the staple snap into the corresponding recesses orbends 15 and 16 in the spring mem ber 14:. As the pad reaches thisposition it substantially abuts against the member 5 and its upper endslips within the flange 18,

which aids in holding it securely in posit1on. The side wmgs or flanges4: prevent any lateral movement of the pad and the staple 11 is so heldas to form a rigid retaining means for each individual leaf of the pad.The pad is then used in the customary manner andsubsequent toinscription the used leaves are snapped away from the staple 11, tearingfree therefrom and may be separated one from another and any desireddisposition made thereof. The staple is securely held at all stages ofthe use of the pad and, upon the leaves becoming exhausted, it isreadily removed together with the member 19 by simply raising the upperend from the flange 18 and drawing it from beneath the spring. Anotherpad may then be substituted, being merely forced into position and thusconsuming a minimum of time.

It may be noted that in the action of the spring 14 the same is guidedby the shoulders 20 of the member 5 and its downward movement is limitedby the portion 21 of this member, about which it passes as best shown inFig. 3 of the drawings. In this manner, the spring is guided and heldagainst lateral movement and, by reason of its downward movement beinglimited, it

cannot be strained or distorted in this direction so .as to render itsaction less efiicient. It will thus be seen that there is provided adevice of the simplest and most inexpensive construction which,nevertheless, achieves the objects of this invention. As many changescould be made in the above construction and many apparently widelydifierent embodiments of this invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, retaining means passing through said leaves, andmeans provided with corrugations for interlocking with said retainingmeans and holding the pad in position.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves, and meansprovided with corrugations for interlocking with said staple and holdingthe pad in position.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves adjacent theedges thereof and adapted to tear through said leaves upon the samebeing drawn therefrom, and means interlocking with said staple to holdthe same in position as the leaves are withdrawn therefrom.

at. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves near theedges thereof and adapted to tear through the leaves upon the same beingdrawn therefrom, and means adapted to interlock with said staple at thetop and bottom to hold the same in position as the leaves are-withdrawntherefrom.

ing means and holding the pad in position, and means adapted to limitthe downward movement of said spring.

6. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves adjacenttheir edges and adapted to tear through said leaves upon the same beingdrawn therefrom, a back, and means mounted upon said back and adapted tointerlock with said staple to hold the same in position as the leavesare withdrawn therefrom.

7. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality 'of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves adjacenttheir edges and adapted to tear through said leaves upon the same beingdrawn therefrom, and resilient means interlocking with said staple andadapted to hold the same in position as the leaves are withdrawntherefrom.

'8. In a device of the class described, in

said leaves, a springengaging said retaina combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves adjacenttheir edges and adapted to tear through said leaves upon the same beingdrawn therefrom, a back, and resilient means mounted upon said back andadapted to interlock with said staple to hold the same in position asthe leaves are withdrawn therefrom.

9. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves, meansinterlocking with said staple and adapted to hold the pad in position,and means adapted to engage each side of the pad to prevent said padfrom moving laterally with respect to said first mentioned means.

leaves adjacent the edges thereof and adapt-- ed to tear through theleaves upon the same being drawn therefrom, a back, resilient means uponsaid back adapted to interlock with said staple and hold the pad inposition upon the back, and means upon the back adapted to engage thesides of the pad and prevent lateral movement thereof.

12. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves, a staple passing through said leaves adjacent theedges thereof and adapted to tear through the leaves upon the same beingdrawn therefrom, a back, means upon said back adapted to engage thesides of the pad and prevent lateral movement thereof, and a springmounted upon said back and passing about a portion of saidlast-mentioned means whereby its downward movement is limited, saidspring interlocking with said staple to hold the pad in position uponthe back.

13. Ina device of the class described, in combination, a pad, comprisinga plurality of leaves, retaining means passing through said leavesadjacent the edges thereof and adapted. to tear through said leaves uponthe same being drawn therefrom, and means interlocking with saidretaining means to hold the same in position as the leaves are withdrawntherefrom.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures, in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD CARNEY. EDWARD STINE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD J. Morr, PHILIP BOSSERT.

